PROOF OF PUBLICATION
<br />THE STEAMBOAT PILOT
<br />STATE of COLORADO, } ss.
<br />County of Routt,
<br />1, Holly Hunter, do solemnly swear that I am Bookkeeper of The Steamboat
<br />Pilot; that the same is a weekly newspaper printed, in whole or in part, and pub-
<br />lished in the county of Routt, State of Colorado, and has a general circulation
<br />therein; that said newspaper has been published continuously and unintetTUpt-
<br />edly in said County of Routt for petiod of more than fifty-two consecutive
<br />weeks nett prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice or adver-
<br />tisement that said newspaper has been admitted to the United State mails as
<br />second-class matter under provisions of the Act of March 3, 1879, or any
<br />amendments thereof, and that said newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly qual-
<br />ified for publishing legal notices and advenisements within the meaning of the
<br />laws of the State of Colorado.
<br />That the annexed notice or advertisement was published in the regular and
<br />entire issue of every number of said weekly newspaper fur the period of
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<br />December 15th
<br />said notice was in the issue of said newpaper dated .........................................
<br />A.D. 19....99 .............. and [hat the last publication of said notice was in the
<br />December 15th 99
<br />issue o(said newspaper dated ............................................ A.D. 19.....................
<br />15th
<br />In witness whereof 1 have hereunto set my hand this .....................................
<br />December 99
<br />day of .................................................... 19............................................................
<br />Subscribed and sworn to before me, a notary public in and (or the County of
<br />15th December
<br />Routt, State of Colorado, this ................................... day of.............................,
<br />99
<br />A. D. 19 ..................................................................................................................
<br />:My commission expires September 09. 2003 „ ,,,,,,. ~,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
<br />~, Notary Public
<br />P.O. Boz 4827, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
<br /> SENECA COAL COMPANY
<br /> NOTICE OF BLASTING SCHEDULE
<br /> SENECA II MINE
<br /> Tha Coloratlo Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Acl of
<br /> 19]9 (34~33~101 p,(ggp 1 antl the Rules antl Pegulauons
<br /> of the Cdamtlo Mmetl Lentl Reclamauan BoaN for Coal
<br /> Mining, antl In particular Rule 408.3, requires ell sutlace
<br />D wet mines tletoriating five (5) pountls cl explosives or
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<br />(~E` Dlasting agent to publish a schetlule of blasting in ewor~
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<br />- tlance with the above-slaletl regulatory requirpmenls
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<br /> In accortlance wI1D these requirements the Seneca II
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<br />~ Mme, locatetl near Hayden, Coloratlo, hereby prowtles
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<br />D public MUCe of the planned Dlasling schetlule for the
<br /> areas tle«nbetl below.
<br />metals &~eolo9'I
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<br />p'ry1510tt OI 1.A. Wolf Creek PII -The center of the blasting arse is
<br />I«atetl:
<br /> Stale: Coloratlo Township 5N
<br /> county. Ran Range 6]W
<br /> Lelitutle: 40° 25 15" N Saceon 1
<br /> Longllutle: 10]° OS' 49' W Medtlian bih
<br /> The blasting area area will encompass an Irregularly
<br /> shapatl area approumalely 6.3001eet northeastetry -
<br /> southwastatly and 2.000 teat nodhwestedy~southeastetly
<br /> Irom the above-tleline0 center.
<br /> 1.8. Watlge Pit-The center of the blasting area is
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<br /> Stale Coloratlo Township 5N
<br /> County: Routt Range aTN
<br /> Lataude: a0° 25' 00" N S«lion 1
<br /> Long4ude: 10]° 05' 25" W Mentlian 6th
<br /> The blaslittp area will encompass an urepulady shapatl
<br /> area approximately 30001ee1 northerly-southetly antl
<br /> 2,000 feel eastetly-westerly Irom me aDOVe~tlatinetl center.
<br /> 2 Dates antl Tmes
<br /> Commencing on the tst tlay of January 2000, thmugh
<br /> December 31.2000. DlastinB in Iha appravetl areas shall
<br /> De accamplisrtatl between wndse antl sunset, Montlay
<br /> through Salurtlay of the week. Operational constlemtions
<br /> such as egwpmenl breaktlowns. temporary changes in
<br /> tlelivery schetlules. I«al stokes, etc. may tlictate that
<br /> blasting not be accompfshetl on same tlays.
<br />a. Destmaion of demagetl or Oetedaatetl
<br />explosives or tlelonators in a same manner.
<br />b. Disposal of mishres andor untlatonetetl
<br />exposives.
<br />c. Finnq of chargetl holes as swn es practical
<br />atler cessation of static afacldafy or stray
<br />cunenl tontlitiws when elMnc tlelonators are
<br />USfltl
<br />tl. Finng of chargetl holes when weather
<br />contlilions intlical6lhe existence of a salary
<br />haiartl is eminent.
<br />. a. Operator safely or safety cwsitleralions for Iha
<br />general pudic.
<br />PublicetiM Date: December 15. 1999
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<br />The general mining area is itlenelie0 by appropnata signs
<br />on all access matls tlesigneung it as a mining area antl
<br />rest«ting entry to aMhotizetl paronnel only The penninetl
<br />area has signs al all entrances metling'Blasling Areas"
<br />antl explaining blazling warning antl all clear signals
<br />Further, the biasing area tlascnbe0 above is postetl with
<br />signs reatling'Blasling Aree' In atltlilion of the signs, all
<br />access to the Immetliate area of the shot is controlletl by
<br />mina perswnel prior to me shot All areas m which
<br />charged holes are awaiting linng will be guartletl.
<br />Damwtletl, antl Iwsted or Ilaggatl against unauthotlzetl
<br />entry.
<br />d. AudiNe Waminc Sionals
<br />Blasting will be precede0 by three (3J long whistles Irom
<br />en elr horn on the tlragline or shovel. Ona 11) long steatly
<br />whistle atler the blast shall tlesignate an'all eleaf
<br />wntlili«.
<br />6. Emaroencv Detonations
<br />Salary consitlerelions may tlictate tletonations al limes
<br />other Ihan the above-notetl lime petiotls. Tha following
<br />cantliliws, as tlahnetl m regulations (90 CFR]])
<br />pmmulgatetl antler the Coal Mine Health antl Salary Act of
<br />1969 antl 19]] Amentlments. Mine Salary antl Health
<br />Acts, shall De cause for Oelonations under emergency
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